Collar



July 3, 1951 l. w. IICHARDSON COLLAR Filed Aug. 2, 1949 FIG. 2.

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INVENTOR. Inez M M ATTORNEY Patented July 3, 1951 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE COLLAR Inez W. Richardson, St. Louis, Mo.

Application August 2, 1949, Serial No. 108,163

This invention relates to improvements in collars for womens wear, and more particularly to the provision of a detachable collar adapted to be conveniently worn with a plurality of different dresses or the like.

Collars for womens wear are usually sewn or otherwise permanently fixed to the dress or shirt being worn. If a different collar is desired to be worn, it is necessary to remove the present collar and sew on the collar desired to be worn. This takes time and is inconvenient. Also, the collar is often sewn onto the shirt or dress in a crooked and ill-fitting manner.

It is, therefore, an object of this invention to provide a detachable collar for womens wear, having a construction which insures a smooth and proper fit on any neck.

A further object is to provide a collar which can be quickly attached in a few seconds to enable it to be Worn with almost any kind of womens garment suitable for wear with a collar.

These and other objects are attained by the novel construction and arrangement of parts hereinafter described and illustrated by the accompanying drawings, forming a part hereof, and in which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the collar embodying the invention.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the collar.

Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view of the collar.

Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken on the line 44 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is a sectional view taken on the line 5-5 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 6 is a side view of a section of the collar.

Referring to the drawings, the detachable collar is shown to comprise a base or underskirt I, preferably oval in shape although it may have other desired shapes. The base I has a central opening 2 communicating with a slot 3 to enable the collar to be conveniently placed in position encircling the neck of a wearer.

Projecting upwardly, at substantially right angles, from the base at the border of the opening 2, is an upstanding collar 4 with an outwardly curled upper portion 5.

Attached to the underside of the base I by sewing or the like at 6 are straps I, having at their free ends snap fastener elements 8 adapted to cooperate with snap fastener elements 9 on the base I.

In positioning the detachable collar for wear, the straps II] of a womans undergarment, such as a slip, are positioned between the straps or tabs and the underside of the base I. The womans dress is then adjusted to cover the base I, as shown in Fig. 1.

The base I is preferably oval in shape and 1 Claim. (Cl. 2-133) cut on a bias so that it can be easily and readily adjusted to fit any neck.

From the above description it will be seen that there has been provided a simple detachable collar for womens wear which can be conveniently and quickly attached to a garment and properly adjusted. The collar, while being described as upstanding, may have other shapes employing the structure of the base I.

The collar is made of a material having stiffness sufficient to meet the requirements of the particular size and shape of the collar. The collar can be readily worn in connection with different dresses, and does not require any alteration or sewing to a dress.

The above description is to be considered as illustrative and not limitative of the invention, of which modifications may be made Without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

The invention having been described, what is claimed is:

In a detachable device for womens wear. a collar, a substantially oval shaped base attached to and extending outwardly from the lower end of the collar, said base being of a size suflicient to cover the major portion of the shoulders of a person, said base being cut on a bias to facilitate adjustment of the collar to a proper position, the lower portion of the collar upstanding vertically from the base and the upper portion of the collar curved outwardly, tabs having one of their ends secured to the base adjacent the lower end of the collar, snap fastener elements fixed to the free ends of said tabs, and snap fastener elements on the underside of the base arranged to cooperate with the snap fastener elements on said tabs to hold the base to straps of an undergarment.

INEZ W. RICHARDSON.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 408,849 Powers Aug. 13, 1889 1,331,725 Ross Feb. 24, 1920 1,741,628 Heake Dec. 31, 1929 1,886,057 Schwartz Nov. 1, 1932 1,960,312 Landorf May 29, 1934 2,166,011 La Mida July 11, 1939 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date A 460 Great Britain Sept. 24, 1908 of 1908 

